UTR 2020 Roundup + Festive Season Gig Picks Chris Cudby / A.K. / Friday 18th December, 2020 12:34PM
So that was 2020! It feels like something of a triumph to have made it to the end of a year that started with apocalyptic orange skies (due to the Australian bush fires), and only got even more dramatic. We re thankful that our music community is still fighting fit after a topsy-turvy twelve months, which astoundingly included a moment when every single show in Aotearoa was either cancelled or postponed simultaneously. We invite you to celebrate our uniquely thriving local live scene this summer, and have put together a handy selection of festive season gig picks below for your convenience. Our editorial team are taking a much deserved break [back in the office on 11th January, send us your info here], but you can rest assured the champs handling the ticketing side of UTR will be manning the helpdesk [over here]
Infestive Festive Festivities - All Ages Show w/ Wax Chattels + More
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Tour Information
The infestive festive season is approaching, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with some festive festivities! Come along on the 18th of December to the Auckland Old Folks Hall (8 Gundry Street) to listen to live music performed by 4 groups of local Auckland musicians. The lineup consists of Wax Chattels, Caught Inside, Ballot Box, and Junebug. Doors open at 7, and music starts at 7:30. Early bird tickets are $15, final week tickets are $18, and door sales are $20.
Wax Chattels describe themselves as “guitarless guitar music”, being former jazz students turned into a live-wire post-punk trio.
METZ’s Alex Edkins tells us about his favorite albums of 2020
METZ unleashed their fourth album,
Atlas Vending, on the world back in October, and it s another scorcher that continues to ratchet up the tension, while also delivering some of the band s most melodic moments to date. If you haven t given the album a spin, you can do that and watch their great sci-fi video for Blind Youth Industrial Park below.
We talked with the band earlier this year about the music that inspired
, and now we ve got frontman
Alex Edkins who s given us a list of his favorite albums of 2020. Not the superstitious sort, Alex presents 13 records including ones from
UTR s 2020 Favourite Music Moments UTR Team and Contributors / Thursday 17th December, 2020 11:04AM
We ve nearly made it to the end of a year that even Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as horrendous , but before we bounce from the office for some long-awaited summer fun, it s time to unveil our
2020 Music Moments. We invited contributors who ve generously leant their talents to the site over the past twelve months to share their reflections on an incomparable year.
Special thanks to everyone who contributed to our proudly independent music news and ticketing site in 2020 to
NZ On Air,
NZ Music Commission and
MusicHelps for their support in helping us bring you the best local music news during the wildest of times, to all the artists for producing such inspiring work, to the events organisers who gave us awesome live shows to look forward to, and thanks to you dear reader for making it all worthwhile! Dive in, explore and enjoy the selections
Gig Information
The infestive festive season is approaching, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with some festive festivities! Come along on the 18th of December to the Auckland Old Folks Hall (8 Gundry Street) to listen to live music performed by 4 groups of local Auckland musicians. The lineup consists of Wax Chattels, Caught Inside, Ballot Box, and Junebug. Doors open at 7, and music starts at 7:30. Early bird tickets are $15, final week tickets are $18, and door sales are $20.
Wax Chattels describe themselves as “guitarless guitar music”, being former jazz students turned into a live-wire post-punk trio.
Caught Inside are a young up-and-coming indie surf-pop band, coming off the release of their debut EP, “Get Down in Clown Town”.